Vocabulary
What is the protective outer covering that lies just outside the cell membrane of plant cells and give the plant structure?
The cell wall
Which organelle in a plant cell contains chlorophyll?
chloroplasts
All organisms are made of one or more _________
cells
What does unicellular mean?
made up of only one cell
One characteristic of all living things is that they
A. are hatched from eggs
B. have lungs
C. can do simple math
D. use energy
D. use energy
What is the outer boundary of a cell, a layer that controls what enters or leaves the cell?
cell membrane
What organelle controls most of the cell processes and contains the hereditary (genetic) information of DNA?
Nucleus
The _________ is the basic unit of all living things.
cell
What does multicellular mean?
made up of more than one cell
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
What vocabulary word means a category of cell that does NOT have a nucleus?
prokaryotic
Both plant cells and animal cells have which of these structures?
A. chloroplasts
B. cell wall
C. mitochondria
D. central vacuole
C. Mitochondria
What type of cells have not been differentiated with a specific job and have the ability to become any type of cell depending on what genetic material it gets?
stem cells
We learned P.M.A.T. as a way to remember the stages of what?
mitosis
What vocabulary word that was taught in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades means "the ability to do work or make changes"?
energy
What is the organelle in a eukaryotic cell that contains the genetic material a cell needs to reproduce and function?
nucleus
What regulates what enters and leaves the cell and provides protection and support?
A. Nucleus
B. Lysosomes
C. Mitochondria
D. Cell Membrane
D. Cell Membrane
Unicellular organisms with no nucleus are called……..
Prokaryotes (or prokaryotic)
The stage of mitosis where the chromosomes are lined up in the center of the cell is called...
metaphase
Something that is a "macroorganism" is an organism that can be.......
seen without a microscope
What is the organelle that is responsible for cleaning it out. It can even help the cell self-destruct when its life span is complete?
lysosomes
You will not find a cell wall in which of these kinds of organisms?
A. Animals
B. Plants
C. All of the above
A. Animal
What category of cells DOES have a nucleus?
A. prokaryotic
B. eukaryotic
C. archaea
B. eukaryotic
What phase of mitosis does the cell spend the majority of its life span in?
interphase
True or False? Bacteria reproduce through mitosis.
false